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Pakistan buys 1 mln vaccine doses from China - minister 23 Mar 2021 - 08:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar gestures during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo
Japan asks IAEA support for Fukushima tank water release 23 Mar 2021 - 04:17 pm
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As floods rise, government insurance shores up Bangladesh farmers 23 Mar 2021 - 03:33 pm
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Lego collector recreates Vietnam street scenes in miniature 23 Mar 2021 - 12:01 pm
Hoang Dang, an industrial designer who loves Lego since he was a child poses in front of his pieces at his home in Hanoi, Vietnam March 13, 2021. Picture taken March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Minh Nguyen
Vietnam approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use, RDIF says 23 Mar 2021 - 11:45 am
A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Indian state warns of COVID-19 vaccine shortage, immunisation halt 23 Mar 2021 - 11:27 am
A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Moon gets AstraZeneca shot as S.Korea expands COVID-19 vaccine drive 23 Mar 2021 - 10:48 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-in receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Seoul, South Korea, March 23, 2021. Yonhap via REUTERS
Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst floods in nearly half a century 23 Mar 2021 - 10:27 am
A view of orange orchards and houses that are submerged, as the state of New South Wales experiences widespread flooding and severe weather, near Hawkesbury River in northwestern Sydney, Australia, March 23, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Jill
Pakistan to start private imports of CanSino COVID-19 vaccine for sale 22 Mar 2021 - 07:31 pm
A resident receives a dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Thai-developed COVID-19 vaccine starts human trials 22 Mar 2021 - 01:03 pm
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A year on from lockdown, India reports worst daily rise in COVID-19 in months 22 Mar 2021 - 12:48 pm
A health worker uses an infrared thermometer to check the temperature of a passenger amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, March 21, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state 22 Mar 2021 - 12:36 pm
State Emergency Service personnel transport a dentist by boat from the suburb of Windsor to North Richmond across floodwaters, so he can attend to patients unreachable by car, as the state of New South Wales experiences widespread flooding and severe weat
Philippines reports record rise of COVID-19 cases as curbs tightened 22 Mar 2021 - 12:17 pm
A makeshift barrier is placed near a concrete wall built in the middle of a road for security and safety concerns from a nearby prison amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Eloi
Tokyo tour bus operation restarts as state of emergency lifted 22 Mar 2021 - 11:29 am
Passengers wearing protective face masks enjoy viewing blooming cherry blossoms from an open-top sightseeing bus, operated by Hato Bus Co., after Japan's government lifted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) state of emergency in the Tokyo area, in Tokyo,
Taiwan premier gets AstraZeneca shot as island starts vaccine campaign 22 Mar 2021 - 11:03 am
A nurse prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a vaccination for medical workers in Taipei, Taiwan, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Twenty dogs rescued from Sydney's rising floodwaters 22 Mar 2021 - 10:49 am
Dogs in carriers are transported on inflatable boats by State Emergency Service personnel during a rescue amid rising floodwaters in Sydney, Australia, March 22, 2021, in this still image taken from video provided by Reuters TV. REUTERS/via REUTERS TV
Malaysia sets up compensation fund for COVID-19 vaccinations 22 Mar 2021 - 10:39 am
A medical worker looks on at the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in Kuala Lumpur Hospital, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Massive religious gathering worries India as COVID-19 cases surge 21 Mar 2021 - 11:01 pm
Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, leave the banks of the Ganges river after the first Shahi Snan at

Europe

File photo Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze burns 4,500 hectares
Agrilus planipennis (ash beetle)in the territory of the Slovak Republic. PICS:ÚKSÚP Devastating Asian beetle detected in EU for first time
File photo Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Peninsula Regulator backs extension of Spain's largest nuclear plant

Africa

File photo Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHO chief
File photo Uganda discharges last Ebola patient: minister
Police officers stand guard at the entrance of an orphanage following a fire in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers on July 16, 2026 (Photo by AFP) Orphanage fire kills 11 as Algeria struggles in heatwave
Peninsula 11 killed, 19 injured in fire at childcare facility in Algeria

Americas

File photo United States limits stays of students, journalists
File photo US unveils new 25 percent tariff on certain imports from Brazil
File photo Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal
Wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua) Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south

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